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Sittine
Sit′tine
,Adj.
[NL.
sitta
the nuthatch, from Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK].] (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the family
Sittidae
, or nuthatches. Definition 2024
sittine
sittine
English
Adjective
sittine (not comparable)
- (zoology, dated) Of or relating to the family Sittidae, or nuthatches.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of H. G. Adams to this entry?)
- 1846, William MacGillivray, British Ornithology (page 216)
- SITTINE BIRDS, OR NUTHATCHES. Birds of small size, having the body short and compact, […]